Chinese missile destroys satellite in space
And America's real underbelly is exposed. Take out a few GPS satellites and our long range missiles, our fighter planes, our tracking and targeting systems aren't worth the silicon used to make their processing chips. Space-based weaponry and defensive systems are the wave of the future. Invest now!
Protect your satellites
If you must!
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GPS satellites are about 12,500 miles from Earth, while the satellite China destroyed was only about 500 miles away. So I think they're safe for the moment. Our spy satellites, on the other hand, are vulnerable. So we'll still be able to use our GPS-guided missiles to hit sites with pinpoint accuracy, if we don't mind the small inconvenience of not actually knowing what we're shooting at.
"But surely a hermit who takes a newspaper is not a hermit in whom one can have complete confidence."
-Tom Stoppard, "Arcadia"
-Tom Stoppard, "Arcadia"